"Forest For The Trees"

Artists Vincent & Carolyn L Tolpo opened Shawnee Mountain Gallery, Studios, and Pottery in 1981. This historic structure was built in 1904 and is part of the Shawnee National Historic District.

Custom projects have been a special focus for these artists for over 30 years. Projects as small as toothpick holders up to 20 foot long metal wall sculptures. The latest projects have been "corgie mugs", Historic and Family Digital image montage prints, family heirloom bead necklace, and a ceramic and metal mountain wall sculpture.

The Tolpo's offer unique one-of-a-kind art in many media. Contact the artists directly or visit the studios and see work in progress. Vincent’s popular landscape pottery shows the Contemporary Western terrain and mountains. Natural clay slips made of soil samples indigenous to the region are fired onto the pottery. Carolyn and Vincent also make art pottery, open-stock dinnerware, and functional work. Special orders are welcome. The pottery is oxidation fired to 2291 F. The pottery is microwavable, ovenproof, lead-free, and dishwasher safe.

Carolyn’s designer jewelry features antique and hand-made beads, and semi-precious stones. Carolyn makes necklaces, bracelets, pins, brooches, and most of all earrings. The visiting public enjoys the wildflower gardens featuring abstract / assemblage sculptures created by the Tolpos.

The Tolpo’s art is found in international public, corporate and private collections. Art galleries, consultants, and fine retail shops throughout the United States represent their pottery, jewelry, paintings, prints, fibers, metal, and mixed-media artworks.

Directions: Located just .2 miles east of mile-marker 217 on US HWY 285, the gallery is 5 miles west of Bailey. On the south side of the road watch for the gallery signs in front of historic Shawnee Mountain Gallery.